Rutgers-Camden Law will not be merging with Rowan Forum

[BostonNJ]

Thank goodness our elected officials have seen the light of the Rutgers Act of 1956! Rutgers will not be losing control over its Camden Campus or the Law School. The law school will remain Rutgers, furthermore we have all been hearing chatter that Rutgers Camden will soon be merging with Rutgers Newark to establish "Rutgers Law." Rutgers will still have two campuses, one in North Jersey and the other in South, however there will only be one admissions office and a shared financial aid office. Professors will probably be interchanged between the Law schools, and the Library's will officially be combined.

This will have a huge impact on the US News ranking, as the combined forces of the two schools will bring up a lot of its stats!

[20130312]

Jesus, you've really been drinking the Kool-Aid.

[goldeneye]

If only areyouinsane was here....

[BostonNJ]

Your track record on your dillegence has been spotty at best. There is no Kool-Aid to drink! Please stop trolling this site, it is not appreciated nor is it helpful for students who are trying to get more information about the schools. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation!

Jesus, you've really been drinking the Kool-Aid.

[kwais]

Your track record on your dillegence has been spotty at best. There is no Kool-Aid to drink! Please stop trolling this site, it is not appreciated nor is it helpful for students who are trying to get more information about the schools. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation!

Jesus, you've really been drinking the Kool-Aid.

Does Rutgers pay you per exclamation mark!

[BostonNJ]

Your track record on your dillegence has been spotty at best. There is no Kool-Aid to drink! Please stop trolling this site, it is not appreciated nor is it helpful for students who are trying to get more information about the schools. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation!

Jesus, you've really been drinking the Kool-Aid.

Does Rutgers pay you per exclamation mark!

hardy har har

[kwais]

Your track record on your dillegence has been spotty at best. There is no Kool-Aid to drink! Please stop trolling this site, it is not appreciated nor is it helpful for students who are trying to get more information about the schools. Thank you for your anticipated cooperation!

Jesus, you've really been drinking the Kool-Aid.

Does Rutgers pay you per exclamation mark!

hardy har har

but for real, how is making unsubstantiated claims about the US News rankings "helpful" "information" for students?

[BostonNJ]

I understand your point, and trust me I realize that US News rankings are far from perfect, however Rutgers Camden has been dragged through the mud because of situations that are occurring around the school. In 2012, news of merger, 2011 the firing of Camden Police, and 2010 arson that has plagued the city, non of which is the school's fault. Accordingly, this effects the perception of the school, a metric that is used by US News. Cognizant of all this, students do tend to put a lot of weight on the US News rankings, and so I think it is important to explain the likely change in the ranking "when and if" the school merges with its sister school in Newark. As I said earlier it is very likely to happen, and we have been hearing these conversations a lot on campus.

This is not an unsubstantiated claim: metrics used by US News include: size of the library (which will drastically increase), funding of legal resources (also will drastically increase), school perception (combining all the research and academic work will increase the combined schools perception), I can go on and on. This is far from unsubstantiated. I have been reading and seeing the horror on potential students and current students when this news of merger came out. The school has been hurt bad, and I happen to feel a personal responsibility to do my part by getting positive and true information out there to so students don't choose expensive out of state options for no good reason. (Many have decided to spend double at Villanova and Widener because of this terrible news).

[kwais]

I understand your point, and trust me I realize that US News rankings are far from perfect, however Rutgers Camden has been dragged through the mud because of situations that are occurring around the school. In 2012, news of merger, 2011 the firing of Camden Police, and 2010 arson that has plagued the city, non of which is the school's fault. Accordingly, this effects the perception of the school, a metric that is used by US News. Cognizant of all this, students do tend to put a lot of weight on the US News rankings, and so I think it is important to explain the likely change in the ranking "when and if" the school merges with its sister school in Newark. As I said earlier it is very likely to happen, and we have been hearing these conversations a lot on campus.

This is not an unsubstantiated claim: metrics used by US News include: size of the library (which will drastically increase), funding of legal resources (also will drastically increase), school perception (combining all the research and academic work will increase the combined schools perception), I can go on and on. This is far from unsubstantiated. I have been reading and seeing the horror on potential students and current students when this news of merger came out. The school has been hurt bad, and I happen to feel a personal responsibility to do my part by getting positive and true information out there to so students don't choose expensive out of state options for no good reason. (Many have decided to spend double at Villanova and Widener because of this terrible news).

eh, school perception makes up the lion's share of what you cited from USNews. You really think that legal professionals are gonna think 'wow, now Rutgers puts out twice the LR articles each year!" And correct me if I'm wrong, but spending per student will rise in both the numerator AND the denominator. So where is the increase? Reduced overhead?
Listen, it's good news that Rutgers is not merging with Rowan and hopefully the school's rep rebounds for the sake of its students, especially because it is a school that is reasonable affordable. But, at the moment you sense of "personal responsibility" seems to be taking over and clouding a more realistic view of the school's future.

[BostonNJ]

Point taken, and yes as one of the deans once explained, a merger between the two schools would reduce admin, overhead, and other costs that are unnecessarily duplicated by both schools (i.e. marketing, web design, etc etc etc) because they are operating as separate law schools. The merger between the two makes sense because of the reduction in these duplicated efforts and because, acting as one, the school can allocate funding more strategically. Its no secret that states such as NJ have been reducing funding to higher education, merging the two schools is almost necessary at this point (at least the way it was explained to me).

Also I respectfully disagree with your comment that the schools future isn't as rosy as I may perceive. There is truly a new energy in Camden and on Campus after this whole merger fiasco. People who have never spoken and who have been silo-ed have now been bonded. Departments are talking to one another, the folks there are so determined to get things back on the upswing, you can just feel it! There truly is a new energy there, we all respect our school so much more, and I for one will never take for granted that I am a student at Rutgers.

PS you are right I found myself using lots of exclamation points, I deleted some so you wouldn't continue to think I was making a living off of them.

I understand your point, and trust me I realize that US News rankings are far from perfect, however Rutgers Camden has been dragged through the mud because of situations that are occurring around the school. In 2012, news of merger, 2011 the firing of Camden Police, and 2010 arson that has plagued the city, non of which is the school's fault. Accordingly, this effects the perception of the school, a metric that is used by US News. Cognizant of all this, students do tend to put a lot of weight on the US News rankings, and so I think it is important to explain the likely change in the ranking "when and if" the school merges with its sister school in Newark. As I said earlier it is very likely to happen, and we have been hearing these conversations a lot on campus.

This is not an unsubstantiated claim: metrics used by US News include: size of the library (which will drastically increase), funding of legal resources (also will drastically increase), school perception (combining all the research and academic work will increase the combined schools perception), I can go on and on. This is far from unsubstantiated. I have been reading and seeing the horror on potential students and current students when this news of merger came out. The school has been hurt bad, and I happen to feel a personal responsibility to do my part by getting positive and true information out there to so students don't choose expensive out of state options for no good reason. (Many have decided to spend double at Villanova and Widener because of this terrible news).

eh, school perception makes up the lion's share of what you cited from USNews. You really think that legal professionals are gonna think 'wow, now Rutgers puts out twice the LR articles each year!" And correct me if I'm wrong, but spending per student will rise in both the numerator AND the denominator. So where is the increase? Reduced overhead?
Listen, it's good news that Rutgers is not merging with Rowan and hopefully the school's rep rebounds for the sake of its students, especially because it is a school that is reasonable affordable. But, at the moment you sense of "personal responsibility" seems to be taking over and clouding a more realistic view of the school's future.

[kwais]

Glad to hear it. Hope you are right. Good luck

[20130312]

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[20130312]

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[BostonNJ]

First off, I never said "officially" merging. The merging of Newark and Camden however has been being talked about a lot, especially with the governor trying to save money, it makes sense, hence why there has been so much chatter about this topic.

Second, how am I making you look bad?

Third, I am not trolling for admissions at all, I have to deal with the fact that people still think a Rowan merger is still happening at clerkship interviews, it behooves me to set the record straight.

Last, why are you so anti positive news for Rutgers Camden? What is your objective? Why are you attacking this particular school, why not Widener or Villi, they charge double what Rutgers charges and are no better? I am so confused about people like you who try to disparage a very affordable option for people who want to attend a quality law school.

Why can't you just accept that Rutgers Camden is and always will be a mediocre state school with a decent reputation in South Jersey and absolutely no portability outside of (at most) the tri state region?

YOU are the one who is trolling. You sound like a shill for the admissions office with the amount of utter bullshit you've been posting recently. Just stop. You're making us all look bad.

And your claim that Rutgers Camden and Newark are "officially" combining is still totally unsubstantiated.

[BostonNJ]

errr

[CanadianWolf]

Great news OP. I guess this means no Princeton Law School.

[abc12345675]

It doesn't matter what happens to the rankings. Even if it justs 25 spots it still is a regional school. So who cares?

[20130312]

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[Birdnals]

At least you will have small class sizes

[BostonNJ]

First off, I never said "officially" merging. The merging of Newark and Camden however has been being talked about a lot, especially with the governor trying to save money, it makes sense, hence why there has been so much chatter about this topic.

Second, how am I making you look bad?

Third, I am not trolling for admissions at all, I have to deal with the fact that people still think a Rowan merger is still happening at clerkship interviews, it behooves me to set the record straight.

Last, why are you so anti positive news for Rutgers Camden? What is your objective? Why are you attacking this particular school, why not Widener or Villi, they charge double what Rutgers charges and are no better? I am so confused about people like you who try to disparage a very affordable option for people who want to attend a quality law school.

1) Sorry, I took the phrase "officially be combined" in your OP to mean "officially be combined"

2) See:

IGF will be attending RU-C in the fall

3) I'm unconvinced that you don't work for admissions or the administration in some capacity

Last) Just an incoming student with a lot of anxiety due to the legions of bad press recently (not to mention the terribad job prospects)

Oh, I totally agree with you that prospects are terrible for the legal field today, but that is ubiquitous! My problem is the singling out of Rutgers Camden. Trust me, we are all well aware of the crisis in legal employment, but again that is most schools outside the top 14! I even hear some of the top 14 schools are struggling as well. YOU HAVE NO ARGUMENT FROM ME THERE! That is were I think we both completely agree. Rutgers however as a poor school, I do not agree with that at all!

[TMC116]

This sounds like an admissions pitch. I'm convinced you work for rutgers.

The fact that your TLS box celebrates the "top notch" quality and "best value" of rutgers only reinforces that feeling.

[westinghouse60]

Why can't you just accept that Rutgers Camden is and always will be a mediocre state school with a decent reputation in South Jersey and absolutely no portability outside of (at most) the tri state region?

YOU are the one who is trolling. You sound like a shill for the admissions office with the amount of utter bullshit you've been posting recently. Just stop. You're making us all look bad.

And your claim that Rutgers Camden and Newark are "officially" combining is still totally unsubstantiated.

+1. I really have no idea why the whole Rutgers thing has gotten as much attention as it has on TLS

[SemperLegal]

I want you all, especially xxx, to know that I resent you for selfishly, childishly, and classly further sinking the Rutgers' brand name into the depths of Ramapo Hell.

There is a reason why Rutgers-Camden was threatened with a change of name, they are under preforming. I would have paid Rowan to take the entire campus off our hands, the inclusion of RWJ was just icing on the cake.

As for the argument that Camden is the only hopes of a quality education in South Jersey: Is NB really that hard to get into? Is it that hard to find decent housing in Highland Park; and is SIX MINUTES too long to get to/from a train station or the biggest road in NJ? I wish I could afford to live next to Columbia, but I don't publicly weep at the fact that they won't reinstate our sister college status and let me live in Middlesex County. Either uproot yourself and your family, or man up and commute a few hours a day like most NJians.

As for the fact that theres no NB law program, lets be honest, as much as this pains me to admit, all RU law schools suck, if this was not even remotely true, I would be your classmate.

Face it, you remain on the dodgeball team despite your weight, solely cause the gym teacher wanted you to stop crying.

[SemperLegal]

Why can't you just accept that Rutgers Camden is and always will be a mediocre state school with a decent reputation in South Jersey and absolutely no portability outside of (at most) the tri state region?

YOU are the one who is trolling. You sound like a shill for the admissions office with the amount of utter bullshit you've been posting recently. Just stop. You're making us all look bad.

And your claim that Rutgers Camden and Newark are "officially" combining is still totally unsubstantiated.

+1. I really have no idea why the whole Rutgers thing has gotten as much attention as it has on TLS

The media, and by extension everyone else, loves to talk about NJ.

[20130312]

I want you all, especially xxx, to know that I resent you for selfishly, childishly, and classly further sinking the Rutgers' brand name into the depths of Ramapo Hell.

There is a reason why Rutgers-Camden was threatened with a change of name, they are under preforming. I would have paid Rowan to take the entire campus off our hands, the inclusion of RWJ was just icing on the cake.

As for the argument that Camden is the only hopes of a quality education in South Jersey: Is NB really that hard to get into? Is it that hard to find decent housing in Highland Park; and is SIX MINUTES too long to get to/from a train station or the biggest road in NJ? I wish I could afford to live next to Columbia, but I don't publicly weep at the fact that they won't reinstate our sister college status and let me live in Middlesex County. Either uproot yourself and your family, or man up and commute a few hours a day like most NJians.

As for the fact that theres no NB law program, lets be honest, as much as this pains me to admit, all RU law schools suck, if this was not even remotely true, I would be your classmate.

Face it, you remain on the dodgeball team despite your weight, solely cause the gym teacher wanted you to stop crying.

And now we're taking it to the other extreme. This is a fun thread. I'll let you two duke it out.